Watching the Remembrance Day Parade on BBC1,I don’t know about anybody else but I watch this every year and still sit here teary eyed watching all the very proud brave ex servicemen and women.
With all the other rubbish that goes on in this country this event does make me so proud to be British (no offence to non British members meant and hopefully non taken)
here-here.
Damn right Broady. Brings a tear to my eye as well. I always wear my red poppy at this time of year.
Too right Broady:cool:
I’ve been looking everywhere for one of those big poppies to fit on my car. Anyone know where you get them from for future reference?
'lest we forget’my grandad was one of those that fought for us and our way of life, things arent alwasy rosie, but it could have been alot worse, if it were not for these men and women that laid down there lives.funnily enough i started watching band of brothers again last night, anyone seen it? i have thebox set, has an extra disc with all those that survived normandy/d-day talking about what happened and what they went through very moving.and its not just WW1 and WW2, please think of those in iraq and afghanistan…regardless of your political views.
Very well said Broady
You should have all been at the Ace this morning, they always have a Rememberance Service, have been the last few years.
damn, missed that, when we left the cafe this morning, opposite they were laying a poppy wreath, we all stood silently, and watched the service.
Me and steveGSX got there about 12 ish.
Why didn’t you post it up on the board? or have I missed it?
Well said Broady, it seems that the personal sacrifices made years ago are often forgotten, hope we manage to keep the rememberance day services going.
Don’t forget it’s servicemen who have lost their lives in all conflicts, not just the world wars.
Remember those lost in places like Korea, N. Ireland, The Falklands, Iraq, and Afghanistan to name but a few.
+1 Million!
Thanks to our service men for duties from past and present!
yep, i was unfortunate enough to lose a mate in iraq and having served i cant begin to say how much it annoys me when ppl dont show this day the respect it deserves, i had sum little scrote today ask me what i was wearing a poppy for!
chunky you could try contacting the royal british legion ref the large poppy for your car???
Did I hear correctly that there are only 2 survivors left from the 1st world war? Both over 100 years old.
I for my part joined the Cretan vetrans society, even though I’m many years to young to be a proper vetran. I met a woman and her husband on a flight back from Crete some years ago, her deceased father was involved in the bloody battle when the Germans took Crete.
I have promised myself each year that I will attend the re union which happens every year in May, back in Crete, all the aged vetrans make a two week pilgrimage.
The plan is that I go on my bike, down to Italy, then across to the Peleponese, heading south down to the Mani peninsula where I would like to meet one of the very famous surviving vetrans called Patrick Leigh-Fermor.
A British soldier who lived in the Cretan mountians with the Cretan partisan army. Between them they hatched a plan to kidnap a German general, which they did, taking him to the south coast to a waiting submarine, which then took him to North Africa.
I cant agree more, I always shed a few tears…soppy dope that I am. And i make my kids sit still for two minutes too…and thats a miracle…
but what makes my blood boil is ’ all the people being remembered’ seem to have died in vain with this government removing every freedom they can think of…they do not seem to have any real respect for the fact that so many died fighting for our freedom…
I cannot support a goverment that lies so prodgiously to get its way…
Thats a lovely thing to do. My Mum’s eldest brother was killed in Crete in WWII and I’ve often thought about going out there to find him on behalf of my mum.
Thats a lovely thing to do. My Mum’s eldest brother was killed in Crete in WWII and I’ve often thought about going out there to find him on behalf of my mum.
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I’m sure details are available through the Cretan Vets. society that could aid you in your search. I have a digital field recorder which I want to use to record the remaining members to build an archive for them. Time is running out!!!
11 November is Independence Day in Poland. In 1918, after 123 years of partitions we appeared on the map of Europe again. Whatever the nationality we should always remember those people who gave their lives so we can enjoy ours in peace and freedom.
When the last post is played,chokes you right up ,i was at work today and i was glad none of the phones rang as i would have found it hard to offer any semblance of a reply ,my nephew has just returned from Afghanistan with 3 para ,and thank god he has now left the armed forces .
